Most of Klein commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Klein report 6 jobs; 54 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Klein for work; outside it, Billings is the main destination (37%, 42 miles). For 33% of workers, the job is at home; Montana has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Klein
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Klein on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Klein’s working residents head each day
Where Klein clocks in
37% of workers
17% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Klein
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Klein, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 6. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Klein’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Klein
of Klein workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 33% who work from home are left out). Across Montana: 81% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Klein
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Klein: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Klein workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klein | – | — | — | — | $50,737 |
| Camp Three | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Camp Three: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Klein’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Klein: questions
What is the median household income in Klein?
$50,737 (±$5,359) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Klein?
11.5%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Klein work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Billings (37%, 42 mi), Roundup (17%, 4 mi), Lockwood (6%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Klein without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Klein, from the people who make the trip.
More of Klein
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.